In no particular order, here are some Downtown Knoxville galleries you might want to visit on First Friday.
Lilienthal Gallery
Having just received their Occupancy Permit, Lilienthal Gallery is probably Knoxville’s newest—and in the Emory Place area of Downtown North that has become something of its own Arts District. The gallery will be showing international and national artists with history of shows in galleries and museums world wide.
Regular Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday Noon – 6:00 PM ( or by appointments)
Lilienthal Gallery, 23 Emory Place Knoxville TN 37917
https://lilienthalgallery.com/
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Pivot Point Fine Art Gallery
Also new (they opened on April 1)…and also in the Emory Place arts district is Pivot Point Fine Art Gallery. We assume they will be delighted to see gallery crawlers this Friday.
Otherwise, their regular hours: Wed. 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Thurs. 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM;
Fri. 11:00 AM- 9:00 PM; Sat. 11:00AM – 6:00 PM
Pivot Point, 15 Emory Place, Downtown North
https://www.PivotPointGallery.com/
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UT Downtown Gallery: Art Source 2022
First Friday Reception: Friday, May 6, 5-9pm
Work by art teachers and art interns in the Knox County School System.
UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: W-F 11-6, Sa 10-3. Information: 865-673-0802, https://downtown.utk.edu
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The Arrowmont Gallery-Knoxville: First Friday
First Friday Reception: Friday, May 6, 5:00PM – 9:00PM
https://www.arrowmont.org/visit/galleries/
The Arrowmont Gallery in Knoxville, 110 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org
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Emporium Center – May Exhibitions
The shows listed below open on May 6 and continue through May 28.
The opening night free reception with the artists is Friday, May 6, from 5:00-9:00 PM and features music inside the Emporium by Variego3 and Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus.
Regular Emporium gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. For more information, please visit www.knoxalliance.com or call (865) 523-7543.
Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville
• Denise K. Cumming and Mike C. Berry: Motion, Time and Light
Motion, Time & Light is a two-person exhibition of new works by Knoxville artists Denise K. Cumming and Mike C. Berry and includes long exposure photography, paintings and drawings that expressively highlight the surrounding landscape, cityscape and skies.
• Four Artist TN: From this Point
Four Tennessee-based artists—Mike Martino, Emily McGrew, Susan McGrew and Randy Purcell—took inspiration from natural landscapes that led them into abstractions in different media.
• Sam Stapleton: Hidden Dimensions
Stapleton’s Hidden Dimensions reflects a quest for new dimensions in his signature abstract flower photography using the power of digital processing to reimagine the original images.
• Timothy Bridges – Fiber Works
This new exhibition features a collection of scarves, pillows, jewelry, and apparel all of which are based on traditional quilt patterns reimagined in a contemporary way.
• TN Voices: Behind the Mask – Unmasking Mental Health
An exhibition of theatrical mask images designed by 20 youth and young adults in Tennessee to raise awareness about what is really going on behind the mask and to promote acceptance of mental health issues.
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A1LabArts: Wild Life
Reception: Friday, May 6, 2022, 5 – 9 p.m.
Runs From May 7 – May 25; Information: 865-556-8676,
Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 Broadway
An A1LabArts Members’ Show: https://www.a1labarts.com
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Art Market Gallery: Lil Clinard and Cathie Fitzjohn
First Friday Reception: May 6, 5:30 – 9:00 pm
Regular Hours: Tu-Sa 11-6, Su 1-6.
May featured artists: Lil Clinard, Painting and Cathie Fitzjohn, Glass
Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville – Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net, www.Facebook.com/ArtMarketGallery
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RED Gallery: Untamed Beauty by Jackie Langford
Untamed Beauty is an exhibition of oil paintings and watercolors by Jackie Langford.
Opens at 5:00 pm on Friday, May 6, 2022 and runs through May 27.
Regular Gallery hours — Fridays 5:00-9:00pm, Saturdays 1:00-5:00pm, Sundays 1:00-5:00pm, and by appointment.
RED Gallery, at 130 E Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN. Info: 865-524-0146
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West Fifth Studios: Open Studio
The fourteen artists of West Fifth open their studios to visitors on First Friday
First Friday Reception, May 6th, 5:30–8:30pm
West Fifth Studios, 211 West Fifth Ave.
https://www.instagram.com/westfifthstudios/
http://westfifthstudios.com/
